# Receipt Scanning > Scan paper receipts and digital invoices with AI-powered OCR. Extract merchant, items, prices, and totals automatically. Source: https://spentrip.app/help/receipt-scanning ## What is Receipt Scanning? Receipt scanning uses AI-powered OCR to read your receipts and extract everything automatically: merchant name, date, individual line items with quantities and prices, discounts, and the total. You point your camera at a receipt, and the app does the rest. It works with paper receipts, digital invoices, and PDF files. Receipts in any language are supported, so it handles everything from a corner store receipt to a foreign-language invoice. Premium feature ## How to Scan a Receipt 1 #### Tap + Open the add expense menu from the home screen. 2 #### Choose Source Camera (take a photo), photo library (pick existing), or files (import a PDF). 3 #### Wait for AI The receipt goes through: pending, processing, uploading, done. 4 #### Review & Save Check the extracted data, make corrections if needed, and save. ## What the AI Extracts The AI reads the full receipt and pulls out structured data: ### Header Info - Merchant name - Transaction date - Currency ### Line Items - Item name and quantity - Individual prices - Discounts and totals ## Supported Formats ### Images - JPG / JPEG - PNG - GIF - WebP ### Documents - PDF files ### QR Codes - Point your camera at a QR code on a receipt to scan it. The app reads the embedded data and creates an expense automatically. ### Sources - Camera (take a photo) - Photo library (pick existing) - Files app (import PDF) ## Tips & Details ### Offline Support No internet? Receipts queue locally on your device and process automatically when you're back online. Nothing gets lost. ### Any Language The AI handles receipts in any language. Whether it's a thermal print from a Tokyo convenience store or a restaurant bill from Berlin, it'll extract the data correctly. ### Rescan If Needed If the results aren't satisfactory, you can rescan the receipt. This reprocesses the image through the AI for a fresh extraction. ### Processing Flow After you capture or select an image, it moves through four stages: **pending** (queued), **processing** (AI reading), **uploading** (syncing data), and **done** (ready to review). ### Always Review After scanning, you'll see the extracted data in an editable form. Take a moment to verify the merchant, amounts, and items before saving. You can correct anything the AI got wrong. ## Related Articles [Manual Entry Enter expenses by hand when you don't have a receipt.](/help/manual-entry.md) [Voice Mode Speak your expense details instead of typing.](/help/voice-mode.md) [Editing & Deleting Correct scanned data or rescan for better results.](/help/editing-expenses.md)